CCP Mouthpiece Warns Australia Over Increasing Defence Budget

A supplied photograph of an Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank firing at targets during Exercise Chong Ju at Puckapunyal training area, Victoria, Australia on May 17, 2018. AAP Image/Supplied by Australian Department of Defence

The Chinese regime’s mouthpiece, Global Times, has criticised Australia’s decision to increase its national security funding by $1.9 billion over the next 10 years, accusing Canberra of “further escalating regional confrontation,” despite its editor-in-chief repeatedly calling for China to invade Taiwan.

The newspaper’s report on Wednesday titled “Canberra’s Defence Spending Means More Economic Carnage,” also accused Australia of “relentless and unreasonable provocations” and warned of retaliation.